Bubbles No Champ Flashcards
what is the aging requirement for France’s Cremant AOP
9 months on lees, 12 months total
required grapes and aging for Alta Langa DOCG (Piedmont)
- min 90% PN and/or Chard
- 9 mo lees, 30 total (36 months total for riserva)
- must be vintage dated
Cremant de Die AOP encepagement (Drome)
min 55% Clairette + Aligote (>10%) & Muscat (5-10%)
name 2 Alta Langa producers
Enrico Serafino
Fontanafredda
Banfi
German Sekt QbA requirements
made from traditional grapes from one of the 13 anbaugebiete
Cremant du Jura Blanc encepagement
min 70% Chard, PN and/or Trousseau
Cremant du Jura Rose encepagement
min 50% PN, PG, Trousseau and/or Poulsard
what two DOCG produce Prosecco
Colli Asolani
Conegliano Valdobbiadene
in what sparkling wine could Trepat be used
Cava Rosado
Gaillac Mousseaux Blanc encepagement? Method Ancestrale?
Blanc - min 50% Len de l’el, Mauzac, Muscadelle
Ancestrale - Mauzac & Mauzac Rose
aging requirement for Franciacorta Millesimato
30 mo on lees, 37 mo total
name 2 Franciacorta producers
Ca del Bosco, Bellavista, Berlucchi, Barone Pizzini
what French term means second fermentation? what term initiates it?
- prise de mousse
- liquer de tirage
what sweetness levels can Franciacorta Saten be produced as
Brut, Zero dossagio or whatever
how long must Franciacorta Riserva spend on lees
60 months
what is degorgement a la glace
dipping the neck of the bottle in a freezing brine solution
what is degorgement a la volee (older method)
don’t freeze neck and disgorge after riddling
what river cuts through Clairette de Die?
Drome River
still wines from Clairette de Die AOP are released as?
Coteaux de Die AOP
TM Clairette de Die encepagement and RS
100% Clairette
- max 15 g/L RS
Clairette de Die Methode Ancestral encepagement (1 fermentation)
min 75% Muscat a Pee Titts Grains
- min 35 g/L RS
- 4 months aging on lees min
Lees aging req for Cava categories
Cava/de Guarda - 9 mo
Reserva/Cava de Guarda Superior - 18 months (as of 2021)
Gran Reserva - 30 months
de Paraje Calificado - 36 months
what is flaschengarung?
bottle-fermented Sekt
min lees aging for Austrian Qualitatswein Sekt (Klassik, Reserve, Grosse reserve)?
Klassik - 9 months
Reserve - 18 months
GR - 30 months
German term for a grower-producer (RM equivalent)
Winzersekt
Moscato di Asti max pressure
2.5 bars
how many fermentations does Moscato di Asti go through
one
red grapes allowed in Cava
PN, Monastrell, Garnacha Tinta, Trepat (rose only)
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG cepage?
min 70% PN, up to 30% Chard, PG, PB
- min 85% PN for rose
which Portuguese DOP is most well known for bubbles
Tavora-Varosa DOP (Terras-de-Cister)
where is Lambrusco Montovano DOC?
Lombardy
why is Lambrusco di Sorbara grown among other varieties
it acts as a female and needs a pollinator to ripen
which variety of Lambrusco is considered to be the best and grown on higher quality hillsides?
Grasparossa
Former Bollinger cellar master Mathieu Kauffmann has moved to the Pfalz and produces what wine
Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl
what is the primary grape in Saumur Mousseux Rouge
min 60% Cab Franc
what is poignetage
shaking of the bottle during lees aging to prevent the lees from sticking to the glass
2 sparkling DOCG in Lombardy
Franciacorta
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
where is most Romanian sparkling wine produced?
Panicu
what is Hungarian sparkling wine called?
Pezsgo
what is Russian Continuous Method
an adaptation of tank method that involves a series of interconnected pressurized tanks which allow for more contact with lees
what is the primary grape for blanco VIno Espumoso from Rueda?
min 50% Verdejo (85% for Brut and Brut Nature)
what is Subirat?
Catalan term for Malvasia
what mark is imprinted on every Cava cork
4 pointed star
primary grape of Colli Euganei Flor d’Arancio DOCG
Moscato GIallo
Vermentino di Gallura Spumante DOCG is in which region?
Sardinia
Freisa di Chieri Spumante DOC is in which region?
Piedmonte
min and max abv for Moscato d’Asti DOCG
4.5% - 6.5%
max altitude allowed for Franciacorta vineyards
550m
grape requirements for Cremant de Savoie
min 40% Jacquere
oldest purposefully made French sparkling wine? primary grape?
Blanquette de Limoux
- min 90% Mauzac
min amount of Chenin Blanc for Saumur Mousseaux Blanc?
min 60%
what grapes are used for Bugey-Cerdon AOP
Gamay and Poulsard (must contain Gamay)
what grape must comprise at least 50% of Cremant de Limoux AOP wines?
Chardonnay with 10-40% Chenin
how long must Bugey-Cerdon age on lees?
2 months
how long must Bugey Montagnieux Mousseaux age on lees?
12 months
T/F Cremant AOP wines may be machine harvested?
False
